Drummer Max Weinberg is the leader of the house band for Late Night with Conan O'Brien and has been a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since 1974.
Weinberg may not join O'Brien when he relocates with his show to Los Angeles in the summer of 2009. According the the NY Post, NBC "would like him to [move] and we're trying to figure it out."NY Post: Tonight Tries to Woo Max (February 4, 2009)
Quotes
- "He's got the best stoneface in the business since Bob Newhart. The network (NBC) sees that too and they are trying everything in their power, short of promising him Highlander-esque immortality, to keep him on the new show."—TV Squad regarding Weinberg not moving with Conan O'Brien to Los Angeles in 2009TV Squad: Max Weinberg Won't be Joining Conan (February 5, 2009)
References
Fast Facts
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Born
April 13, 1951 in Newark, New Jersey
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Residence
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Wife
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Children
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Author of ''The Big Beat
Conversations with Rock's Great DrummersOfficial Site: Max Weinberg Bio
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1973
Joined Bruce Springsteen's E Street band
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Fact:
Reportedly joined Late Night after a chance meeting with Conan O'Brien outside the Carnegie deliNY Post: Tonight Tries to Woo Max (February 4, 2009)
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September 13, 1993
Music director for The Max Weinberg 7 on Late Night with Conan O'BrienOfficial Site: Max Weinberg Bio
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1993 and 1997
Performed at the Presidential Inauguration GalasOfficial Site: Max Weinberg Bio
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1995
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1995
Performed at the Gala Concert for the dedication of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OhioOfficial Site: Max Weinberg Bio
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February 1999-July 1, 2000
Took a leave of absence from Late Night to tour with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band their historic reunion and world tourOfficial Site: Max Weinberg Bio
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2009
Performed at the Super Bowl XLIII Half-time show
